Worried About the Boy (2010)

Worried About the Boy (2010)

Man to Boy, Boy to Icon 2010-05-16 United Kingdom 90 Min. PG-13
6.3 36 votes

Overview

In 1980 young George O'Dowd baffles his parents with his love of frocks and make-up and moves into a squat with kindred spirit Peter, who dresses as Marilyn Monroe and calls himself Marilyn. They make a splash at Steve Strange's trendy Blitz Club where George gets a job in the cloakroom but George is unlucky in his relationships with men until he meets wannabe musician Kirk. Through Kirk George meets the handsome drummer Jon Moss, on whom he develops a crush, but sacked by the Blitz and spurned by Kirk, George turns to Sex Pistols' manager Malcolm McLaren to further his music career. George's spell with McLaren's group Bow Wow Wow is short but fan Mikey North is impressed and asks George to sing in a group he is forming, where George again meets Jon. They will have an affair and the group will become the very successful Culture Club. Four years later, however, hounded by the tabloid press amid stories of his drug addiction, an unhappy George turns to Jon for advice on his future.

Cast

Douglas Booth is Boy George
Boy George
Mathew Horne is Jon Moss
Jon Moss
Francis Magee is Jerry O'Dowd
Jerry O'Dowd
Richard Madden is Kirk Brandon
Kirk Brandon
Freddie Fox is Marilyn
Marc Warren is Steve Strange
Steve Strange
Mark Gatiss is Malcolm McLaren
Malcolm McLaren
Jonny Burt is Roy Hay
Roy Hay
Dean Fagan is Mikey Craig
Mikey Craig
Neil Toon is Rusty Egan
Rusty Egan